San Francisco 49ers Trade Trent Brown To New England Patriots

LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 15: San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle Trent Brown (77) battles in action during a NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Redskins on October 15, 2017, at FedExField in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

A day after the New England Patriots took a first-round offensive lineman in the 2018 NFL Draft, the organization has finalized a trade to bring more protection on the offensive line for the 2018 season. The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to send Trenton Brownand the 143rd pick to New England in exchange for the 95th pick in this year’s draft.

49ers are trading OT Trent Brown and pick number 143 overall to the New England Patriots in exchange for pick number 95 overall, per @FieldYates and me. The deal is pending a physical.

Trent Brown Traded To New England Patriots

Brown was drafted by the Niners in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL Draft out of the University of Florida. In three seasons in San Francisco, Brown started 28 of 31 games played. The former Gator started every game of the 2016 season, but his 2017 season was cut short after a shoulder injury landed him on Injured Reserve.

In the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft on Thursday, the Patriots selected Isaiah Wynn, an offensive lineman out of the University of Georgia. It is immediately evident that the loss of Nate Solder to the New York Giants earlier in the off-season is the foremost issue in the minds of the Patriots top brass. With Tom Brady set to play another season at an unprecedented age, pass protection is of key importance in attempting another historical postseason run.

[…] the team introduced Wynn as a tackle. However, just a few hours after making the Wynn selection, the team traded for former San Francisco 49ers right tackle Trent Brown. Wynn even said that the Patriots […]